The Portland daily press., 1887-12-27
cHuLpRsn,s CHRISTMAS CLUB.
Instructions In Regard to Tickets.
Food and Clothing.

The sixth annual festival will be given in
City Hall, Thursday. Dec Goth. as nearly at
one o'clock as possible. The gallery will
be reserved for members of the Club and
for those older friends who have been
workers for the festival. The entrance
to the gallery will be by the rear staircase
near thePublicLibrary rooms. All who hold
tickets for the gallery should enter the hall
by the Myrtle street door rather than by the
main entrance on Congress street. No tick
cts will be sold to spectators.
Members of the Club-All children in
town wishing to see the pleasing entertain
ment which Mrs. Colby and the amusement
committee are preparing for the hour sue
ceeding the dinner, may obtain the Nile
green tickets for 1888, in Reception Hall ON
Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons. The
price or tax for children under eighteen
years is ten cents. All persons who were
members of the Club in their childhood, but
are now over eighteen, are considered honor
airy members upon payment of twenty-five
cent tax and will be admitted to the gallery
by presenting the Honorary member" ticket
with the ''red star"
Only the "Nile green. member" the 'red
star, honorary" and the ''yellow, active help
er" tickets. will be received by the door
tender. He cannot sell tickets nor receive
admission money. No gallery tickets will
be given out later than five o'clock Wednes-
day afternoon. Badges will be given to
members assisting in the festival. admitting
to the hall by the front staircase. Special
passes for front staircase from the chairman
of each committee win be given to those
adults who assist in the festival. AT it is i'm
possible to accommodate on the floor of the
hall more than those persons who are en-
gagged in actual work between the hours of
one and four o'clock on Thursday, all others
are earnestly requested to take seats in the
gallery. Collectors will find seats reserved
for them In the front row of the gallery,
unless they are to serve as waters" or
''squad-leaders."
All food should be sent to Mrs. ellison, in
Reception Hall, before nine o'clock Thurs
day morning Turkey, ham, cake, apple
pie, mince-pie, apples and oranges will con-
stitute the dinner.
Mrs. Taylor will be in the ward-room,
City Building. Tuesday and Wednesday, and
on the day of the festival until eleven
o'clock.
The need for clothing especially boots and
shoes is very great, but for the kindness of
the citizens of Portland there must be keen
suffering among the children. Mr.. Ira Clark
has presented the Club with a check for the
dinner expenses. and also with % suits for
boys. A small sum has been designated for
boots for the children of three Sunday
schools.
The children have made some garments
and by their own contributions paid the As
ISOLATED Charities for making more.
A supply of material is awaiting the need
les of workers" at 14S Spring street. Sew
eral ladies spent Monday in sewing there,
but there is still much to do today. A "bee"
was held yesterday by some of the Indies in
Park street, to make up the donations of
samples" given by one of our wholesale
dealers.
At three o'clock Tuesday afternoon tae
dinner committee will meet Miss Sargent in
Reception Hall. At four o'clock Tuesday,
the last c. G. c. meeting will be held IN the
same place: Addresses will be made by sew
eral friends of the Club, badges given out.
etc. A "grand rally is expected.